HUDIBRAS

Meaning of HUDIBRAS in English

Hudibras BrE AmE ˈhjuːd ɪ bræs -ə-

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

HUDIBRASTIC — adjective Etymology: irregular from Hudibras, satirical poem by Samuel Butler died 1680 Date: 1712 written in humorous octosyllabic couplets, mock-heroic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BUTLER, SAMUEL — I born Dec. 4, 1835, Langar Rectory, Nottinghamshire, Eng. died June 18, 1902, London British novelist, essayist, and critic. Descended …
Английский словарь Британика
HUDIBRASTIC — I. |hyüdə|brastik adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Hudibras, mock-heroic satirical poem in octosyllabic couplets by Samuel Butler died 1680 English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURLESQUE — I. |bər|lesk, (ˈ)bə̄|l-, (ˈ)bəi|l-, _bə(r)ˈl- adjective Etymology: French, from Italian burlesco, from burla joke, from Spanish, probably modification of Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUDIBRASTIC — (a.) Similar to, or in the style of, the poem "Hudibras," by Samuel Butler; in the style of doggerel verse.
Английский словарь Webster
HUDIBRASTIC — ( a. ) Similar to, or in the style of, the poem "Hudibras," by Samuel Butler; in the style of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUDIBRASTIC — — Hudibrastically , adv. /hyooh'deuh bras"tik/ , or, often, /yooh'-/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling the style …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUDIBRASTIC — adjective Etymology: irregular from Hudibras, satirical poem by Samuel Butler died 1680 Date: 1712 1. : written in humorous octosyllabic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUDIBRASTIC — adj similar to, or in the style of, the poem "hudibras," by samuel butler; in the style of doggerel verse.
Webster English vocab
HUDIBRASTIC — [Hu.di.bras.tic] adj [irreg. fr. Hudibras, satirical poem by Samuel Butler d. 1680] (1712) 1: written in humorous octosyllabic couplets 2: …
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SPA — spring or resort with thermal or mineral water used for drinking and bathing. The name was taken from a town …
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LIGHT VERSE — poetry on trivial or playful themes that is written primarily to amuse and entertain and that often involves the use …
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EXTRAVAGANZA — a literary or musical work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure and usually by elements of burlesque or …
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BURLESQUE
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WOOD FAMILY — celebrated English family of Staffordshire potters, a major force in the development of Staffordshire wares from peasant pottery to an …
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PINDAR, PETER — pseudonym of John Wolcot (baptized May 9, 1738, Dodbrooke, Devonshire, Eng.d. Jan. 14, 1819, London), English writer of a running …
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HARTFORD WIT — also called Connecticut Wit, any of a group of Federalist poets centred around Hartford, Conn., who collaborated to produce a …
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CLEVELAND, JOHN — born June 16, 1613, Loughborough, Leicestershire, Eng. died April 29, 1658, London English poet, the most popular of his time, …
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BUTLER, SAMUEL — (baptized Feb. 8, 1612, Strensham, Worcestershire, Eng.d. Sept. 25, 1680, London), poet and satirist, famous as the author of Hudibras, …
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BUTLER, SAMUEL — born Feb. 8, 1612, Strensham, Worcestershire, Eng. died Sept. 25, 1680, London British poet and satirist. He held several clerical …
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RIDING SKIMMINGTON — A ludicrous cavalcade, in ridicule of a man beaten by his wife. It consists of a man riding behind a …
Slang English vocab
LOB'S POUND — A prison. Dr. Grey, in his notes on Hudibras, explains it to allude to one Doctor Lob, a dissenting preacher, …
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IMITATE — v. 1 mimic, copy, ape, parrot, monkey, emulate, impersonate, do an impression of; echo, simulate Cruikshank was imitating the boss, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
БАТЛЕР — (butler, SAmUeL) (1612-1680), аНглИЙСкИЙ СаТиРик. КреЩЕН 8 ФЕвРАля 1612 В СтРенсеме (гРАфСТВо вусТЕРшир). В 1663 оПУБЛиковаЛ пеРвУю Часть пОЭмы гУдИБРас …
Русский словарь Colier

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